Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1827070 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment | 2010 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer is a large acceptance cosmic-ray detector (0.5m2sr) designed to operate at an altitude of 400 km on the International Space Station. The AMS-02 silicon tracker contains 2264 silicon microstrip sensors (total active area 6.75m2). The internal alignment parameters of the assembled tracker have been determined on the ground with cosmic-ray muons. The alignment procedure is described and results for the alignment precision and position resolution are reported.
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Authors
B. Alpat, G. Ambrosi, Ph. Azzarello, R. Battiston, B. Bertucci, M. Bourquin, W.J. Burger, F. Cadoux, C.F. da Silva Costa, V. Choutko, M. Duranti, E. Fiandrini, D. Haas, S. Haino, M. Ionica, R. Ionica, C. Lechanoine-Leluc, M. Menichelli, S. Natale,